lisp
had been lisping
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past perfect progressiveof lisp.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The waves which had been lisping all day long gave forth an ominous dull roar.
From Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 by Marmaduke William Pickthall
